'Black Panther' Director Wants to Make a Female-Focused Spinoff

Marvel fans who packed theaters to see "Black Panther" earlier this year know all too well how important women are to the world of Wakanda. So it makes sense, then, that the film's director wants to explore a female-centric spinoff flick.

The director added that he thought those characters "could easily carry their own movie," noting, " I would watch a movie with them!"

Marvel boss Kevin Feige had previously floated the idea of an all-female "Black Panther" spinoff, though such a film is not currently in the works (well, not officially, anyway -- unless one of their upcoming mystery projects is a Women of Wakanda flick). But Coogler told the Cannes crowd that he would jump at the chance to make that movie.

"That would be amazing if the opportunity came up," the director said. "They did it in the comic-book version."